EP0999178A1 - Procédé pour la production de gaz de synthèse - Google Patents

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EP0999178A1
EP0999178A1 EP98203695A EP98203695A EP0999178A1 EP 0999178 A1 EP0999178 A1 EP 0999178A1 EP 98203695 A EP98203695 A EP 98203695A EP 98203695 A EP98203695 A EP 98203695A EP 0999178 A1 EP0999178 A1 EP 0999178A1
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  • the present invention relates to a process for the production of synthesis gas for obtaining compounds such as ammonia and methanol.
  • the invention relates to a process for the production of synthesis gas comprising the steps of:
  • hydrocarbons is used to indicate generically a raw material source of hydrogen and carbon, such as for example methane, natural gas, naphtha, GPL, (liquefied petroleum gas) or refinery gas and mixtures thereof.
  • the invention relates also to a plant for the production of synthesis gas for implementing the aforesaid process, as well as to a method of retrofitting an existing plant for the production of synthesis gas.
  • synthesis gas production processes in which a flow comprising hydrocarbons and a gas flow comprising steam are sent first to a primary reforming section and then - together with a gas flow comprising oxygen and possibly nitrogen - to a secondary reforming section, have found broad application.
  • a gas phase rich in CO, CO 2 , H 2 and possibly N 2 is thereby obtained, which is in turn sent to treatment sections such as for example the carbon monoxide conversion sections at high and low temperature.
  • the treatment sections can vary depending on the type of synthesis gas to be produced.
  • the secondary reformers intended for carrying out such processes are generally called autothermal, since they do not require external heat supply for their operation.
  • the problem underlying the present invention is to provide a process for the production of synthesis gas which is easy to implement and allows to obtain high production capacities with low operating and investment costs as well as with low energy consumption.
  • autothermal reforming section is used to indicate a reforming section wherein hydrocarbons, steam and oxygen are reacted, preferably in the presence of catalyst, without heat being supplied from outside.
  • sections of this kind are generally called secondary reforming sections.
  • the reforming reaction of hydrocarbons is carried out in two stages, provided in parallel, the former comprising a primary reforming section and a secondary reforming section, the latter comprising an autothermal reforming section.
  • the load partition in the reforming sections arranged in parallel allows - inter alia - to optimise the energy consumption, maximising the production of synthesis gas in the autothermal reforming section and at the same time minimising the feed to the primary reformer.
  • the present process permits to suitably apportion in two reforming stages arranged in parallel the hydrocarbons and the steam. Therefore the overall energy consumption is lower than that needed by the prior art.
  • the gas flows comprising CO, CO 2 , H 2 and possibly N 2 obtained respectively in the secondary reforming section and in the autothermal reforming section, are sent to a same carbon monoxide conversion section, exploiting in this way only one equipment line in order to carry out the subsequent steps of preparation for the synthesis gas.
  • a further advantage, resulting from the process according to the invention, is given by the fact that, having the possibility of feeding separate flows of hydrocarbons to reforming stages independent from each other, it is advantageously possible to use for the production of synthesis gas hydrocarbons of different nature in the different reforming stages, thus adapting the process to the existing natural resources and to whichever requirement may arise.
  • the second gas flow comprising oxygen fed to the autothermal reforming section comprises advantageously oxygen enriched air.
  • oxygen enriched air is used to indicate air with a molar oxygen content above 21 %, for example comprised between 22 % and 80 %.
  • This feature is particularly advantageous for a subsequent urea synthesis, since it allows the achievement - effectively and cheaply - of a CO 2 /NH 3 stoichiometric ratio and therefore to increase the conversion yield of fed carbon into CO 2 and thus urea.
  • the present invention provides advantageously a plant for producing synthesis gas comprising:
  • a method of retrofitting a plant for the production of synthesis gas of the type comprising a primary reforming section and a secondary reforming section arranged in series for obtaining a first gas phase comprising CO, CO 2 , H 2 and possibly N 2 , respective means for feeding a first flow comprising hydrocarbons and a first gas flow comprising steam to the primary reforming section, means for feeding a first gas flow comprising oxygen and possibly nitrogen to the secondary reforming section, means for feeding the first gas phase comprising CO, CO 2 , H 2 and possibly N 2 to a carbon monoxide conversion section, the method comprising the steps of:
  • FIG 1 a block diagram is shown that illustrates the process steps according to the present invention for the production of gaseous reactants, such as H 2 , N 2 and CO 2 wherein: H 2 and N 2 are to be used for the synthesis of ammonia, and CO 2 is used together with the so produced ammonia for the synthesis of urea.
  • gaseous reactants such as H 2 , N 2 and CO 2 wherein: H 2 and N 2 are to be used for the synthesis of ammonia, and CO 2 is used together with the so produced ammonia for the synthesis of urea.
  • the present process is however particularly indicated for the production of gaseous reactants not only for the synthesis of ammonia but also for the synthesis of methanol, and for various organic reactions which require H 2 , CO and possibly N 2 and CO 2 .
  • a block diagram is generally indicated which illustrates the process steps for the production of ammonia and urea, and in which the process for the production of synthesis gas according to the invention is included.
  • blocks 11-18 respectively indicate: a primary reformer section (block 11), a secondary reformer section (block 12), a CO conversion section, a CO 2 separation section (block 15), a purification section for the synthesis gas (block 16), an ammonia synthesis section (block 17) and a urea synthesis section (block 18).
  • the CO conversion section can be divided in one or more parts.
  • the CO conversion section comprises a CO conversion section at high temperature (block 13) and a CO conversion section at low temperature (block 14).
  • Blocks 19 and 20 advantageously indicate a (facultative) pre-reforming section (block 19) and an autothermal reforming section (block 20). Blocks 19 and 20 are provided in parallel with respect to blocks 11 and 12.
  • the autothermal reforming section (block 20) operates with low energy consumption and can include a catalyst bed to facilitate the hydrocarbons reforming reaction.
  • Blocks 11-18 are crossed by a flow line 1 that represents a flow having a composition which varies with the passage through the different reaction sections.
  • the flow line 1 comprises a first flow comprising hydrocarbons and a first gas flow comprising steam fed into the flow line 1 by means of the flow line 2.
  • Hydrocarbons entering the primary reforming section (block 11) are preferably of gaseous type as for example natural gas.
  • the flow line 3 indicates a first gas flow comprising oxygen fed into the secondary reforming section (block 12).
  • the gas phase leaving the secondary reforming section through the flow line 1, will further comprise a suitable amount of nitrogen (N 2 ) necessary for the following synthesis of ammonia in block 17.
  • the gas flow comprising oxygen fed by the flow line 3 into block 12 comprises also nitrogen.
  • the flow line 3 represents an air flow.
  • the flow line 3 can be used for feeding substances of different nature.
  • the flow line 3 feeds only appropriate amount of oxygen to the secondary reforming section.
  • the carbon monoxide comprised in the gas phase leaving block 12 is thus converted into carbon dioxide through the conversion sections at high and low temperature (blocks 13 and 14), subsequently separated in the CO 2 separation section (block 15) and finally fed as reactant for the urea synthesis through flow line 4 into block 18.
  • the gas phase substantially free of CO and CO 2 passes through the synthesis gas purification section (block 16) and is then fed - in the form of a gas flow comprising essentially hydrogen and nitrogen - to the ammonia synthesis section indicated with block 17.
  • the produced ammonia leaving block 17, is then sent - always through the flow line 1 - to the urea synthesis section (block 18), where it reacts with the carbon dioxide coming from the CO 2 separation section (block 15).
  • the flow leaving block 18 (flow line 1) mainly comprises urea.
  • a second flow line indicated with 5 in figure 1 crosses blocks 19 and 20 of diagram 10.
  • the flow line 5 comprises a second flow comprising hydrocarbons and a second gas flow comprising steam fed into the flow line 5 by means of the flow line 6.
  • Hydrocarbons fed to such section may be of the same kind of those fed to the reforming sections indicated with blocks 11 and 12, or of different kind such as for example naphtha.
  • Block 19 is anyway to be considered as optional and not necessary, in particular when gaseous hydrocarbons such as natural gas are used for the reforming reaction.
  • a second gas flow comprising oxygen and in this case also nitrogen, for example air, is sent to the autothermal reforming section (block 20) by means of the flow line 7, analogously to what already described with respect to flow line 3.
  • the flow line 5 enters into the flow line 1 upstream of the high temperature conversion section indicated by block 13.
  • the possibility is not excluded, even if not represented, of sending at least a portion of the second gas phase coming from the autothermal reforming section (block 20) to a location upstream of the CO conversion section at low temperature, between blocks 13 and 14.
  • the amount of CO 2 comprised in the second gas phase and therefore which can be fed to the urea synthesis section (block 18) is advantageously increased, thereby improving the conversion yield.
  • Controlling the concentration and the feed rate of the flow comprising oxygen enriched air fed to the autothermal reforming section it is possible to obtain CO 2 in a sufficient amount to convert all the ammonia produced into urea, and this independently from the type of hydrocarbons fed to blocks 1 and 5.
  • oxygen enriched air allows to reduce the amount of inert gases sent to the ammonia synthesis section (block 17) advantageously increasing the conversion yield in such section.
  • the portion of the first flow of hydrocarbons diverted to the flow line 5 is comprised between 5 % and 60 % on total.
  • the flow line 8 departs from the flow line 1 in a location downstream to the inlet into line 1 of flow line 2.
  • a portion of the first flow comprising hydrocarbons also a portion of the first gas flow comprising steam is fed into flow line 5.
  • the very high flexibility of the process according to the invention allows to reduce, depending from the flow rates and the amount of synthesis gas to be produced, the load to the primary reforming section with a corresponding advantage in terms of energy consumption.
  • a first flow comprising hydrocarbons and a first gas flow comprising steam are fed (flow line 1 and 2) to a primary reforming section (block 11), while a first gas flow comprising oxygen and possibly nitrogen (flow line 3) is fed to a secondary reforming section (block 12).
  • the hydrocarbons and the steam are reacted in the primary reforming section and then - together with oxygen - in the secondary reforming section, obtaining a first gas phase comprising CO, CO 2 , H 2 and possibly N 2 .
  • the so obtained gas phase is then fed to a carbon monoxide conversion section.
  • a second flow comprising hydrocarbons, a second gas flow comprising steam and a second gas flow comprising oxygen and possibly nitrogen are fed to an autothermal reforming section (block 20) arranged in parallel with respect to the primary and secondary reforming sections.
  • the hydrocarbons, the steam and the oxygen are reacted in the autothermal reforming section obtaining a second gas phase comprising CO, CO 2 , H 2 and possibly N 2 that is in turn sent (flow line 5) to the carbon monoxide conversion section.
  • the process according to the present invention further comprises the step of subjecting at least a part of the second flow comprising hydrocarbons and of the second gas flow comprising steam to a pre-reforming treatment (block 19) before being fed to the autothermal reforming section.
  • the present process foresees furthermore the step of feeding (flow line 8) a portion of the first flow comprising hydrocarbons to the autothermal reforming section.
  • the plant for producing synthesis gas according to the present invention comprises the sections indicated by blocks 11-20 of figure 1.
  • Suitable feeding and connecting means are foreseen at the inlet and between the single sections that build up the aforesaid plant, respectively.
  • These means are of known type, such as for example ducts, pipes or alike, schematically represented by the flow lines 1-8 of figure 1.
  • Conventional heat exchangers - not represented in figure 1 - may also be provided in the plant.
  • a particularly important aspect of the present invention is represented by the retrofitting of pre-existing plants for the production of synthesis gas.
  • the invention provides for a method of retrofitting a plant for the production of synthesis gas of the type comprising a primary reforming section, a secondary reforming section and a carbon monoxide conversion section (blocks 11-14) connected in series, method which advantageously comprises the steps of providing an autothermal reforming section (block 20) in parallel to the existing reforming sections and suitable means for feeding into the autothermal reforming section a second flow comprising hydrocarbons, a second gas flow comprising steam and a second gas flow comprising oxygen and possibly nitrogen, respectively, as well as connecting means between the autothermal reforming section and the carbon monoxide conversion section (flow lines 5-7).
  • the plant gains a higher flexibility, being in the condition of suitably operating with whichever type of hydrocarbon and working condition.
  • downstream sections for the treatment of the produced synthesis gas are not subjected to particular overloads, requiring - if the case - only marginal and inexpensive interventions. It shall be noticed that, a possible replacement or substantial modification of such sections implies however a much lower cost than the modification of one or even two reforming sections.
  • the second gas flow comprising oxygen (flow line 7) fed to the autothermal reforming section (block 20) comprises oxygen enriched air.
  • the amount of CO 2 produced for example until the CO 2 /NH 3 stoichiometric ratio for urea synthesis is achieved, independently from the type of hydrocarbon being fed.
  • the method of retrofitting according to the present invention advantageously foresees the step of providing means for feeding a portion of the first flow comprising hydrocarbons to the autothermal reforming section (flow line 8).
  • a portion of the gas flow comprising steam is sent to the flow line 5.
  • the hydrocarbons and the steam to be sent to the autothermal reforming section are preferably taken out already suitably mixed and pre-heated from the flow line 1. In doing so, it is possible to reduce if not even to eliminate the respective apparatuses for mixing and pre-heating the reactants to be sent to the autothermal reforming section, with ensuing energy and investment costs savings.
  • the steps of providing a pre-reforming section (block 19), and of providing feeding means of at least a part of the second flow comprising hydrocarbons and of the second gas flow comprising steam to such pre-reforming section and connecting means between the pre-reforming section and the autothermal reforming section (flow line 5), are provided.
  • the energy consumption relative to a capacity increase equal to 50 % of an existing plant for the production of synthesis gas for obtaining ammonia is discussed.
  • the existing plant is of the type shown and described with reference to figure 1, blocks 11-17, and was designed to operated at an average production capacity of 1000 MTD of ammonia.
  • the overall energy consumption is normally of 8300 kcal/MT of ammonia.
  • Natural gas is used as a source of hydrocarbons and the gas flow comprising oxygen fed to the secondary reforming section consists of air.
  • the primary and secondary reforming sections of the existing plant were not designed for facing a capacity increase equal to 50 % but on the contrary, can, at most, stand production peaks that do not override the average value by more than 10-15 %.
  • the capacity increase of such plant by 50 %, for an overall production of 1500 MTD of ammonia is obtained adding in parallel a suitably dimensioned autothermal reforming section fed with air, steam, naphtha and a portion of the natural gas flow coming from the existing plant (see figure 1, reference signs 5-8, 20).
  • the load is advantageously split in such a way to carry out 60 % of the overall production in the existing reforming step (900 MTD) and the remaining 40 % in the autothermal reforming section (600 MTD).
  • the method of retrofitting according to the present invention is extremely advantageous both for the lower energy consumption and - especially - for the lower investment costs.

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